cool view in tinos

The start of the islands!

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April 2nd 2008
Well it’s been a while since I wrote last because our internet has been really spotty. We didn’t have it in Tinos, and now in Mykonos we have to pay for it. On Thursday we left Crete and got on an overnight ferry to Pireaus (Athen’s port). That ferry was really rocky because it was so windy. At least we were sleeping for most of it, so it wasn’t that bad then. We arrived in Pireaus around ... read more

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Mykonos

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more